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The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT The Raiders added a third quarterback to the meeting room in the fourth round of the NFL draft, and Tyler Wilson said he's intent on competing for the starting job. Competition is all well and good, but general manager Reggie McKenzie urged caution in terms of expectations. "Well, you know, he's a rookie," McKenzie said. "I want him to learn the playbook first. Get out here and make sure he gets behind the center and not the guard.

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT The Raiders added a third quarterback to the meeting room in the fourth round of the NFL draft, and Tyler Wilson said he's intent on competing for the starting job. Competition is all well and good, but general manager Reggie McKenzie urged caution in terms of expectations. "Well, you know, he's a rookie," McKenzie said. "I want him to learn the playbook first. Get out here and make sure he gets behind the center and not the guard.

NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT The Raiders added a third quarterback to the meeting room in the fourth round of the NFL draft, and Tyler Wilson said he's intent on competing for the starting job. Competition is all well and good, but general manager Reggie McKenzie urged caution in terms of expectations. "Well, you know, he's a rookie," McKenzie said. "I want him to learn the playbook first. Get out here and make sure he gets behind the center and not the guard.

The Bears might have improved their pass protection in the NFL draft, but they might not have moved closer to winning the NFC North. The reason is each of their division rivals may have improved their pass rush. That's why the Bears' selection of Kyle Long in the first round looked even more significant afterward than it did during the draft. Here is a look at how the rest of the NFC North played chess with the Bears. LIONS Many thought the Lions wanted one of the left tackles with their first-round pick, but Eric Fisher, Luke Joeckel and Lane Johnson all were off the board by the time the Lions came up fifth.

Transcript of Bears fifth-round draft pick Jordan Mills talking Saturday to the media. On how surprised he was the Bears picked him: “I had a lot of contact with them at the Senior Bowl, at the combine, after the Texas A&M game, even though we lost, they were the first team to be out there to go just watch us practice even though it was a bye week and we had ... I'm sorry, I'm at a loss for words. They had a scout out there every week most of my practices my senior year, they were there.

CBSChicago.com reports: Veteran offensive line coach Tony Wise says he'd "stack (Kyle Long) up against (Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M and Eric Fisher of Central Michigan). " Wise worked with with Long in preparation for the Senior Bowl. "After working with him, I told people that I talked to that I'd put the guy at left tackle," Wise said on Friday's "Mully and Hanley Show. " "He has that kind of ability. He's too downward to play guard.” Get the full story: cbschicago

Howie Long didn't pull any punches when he said he was partial to the Oakland Raiders because of his 13-year Hall of Fame career with the club. But he called the Chicago Bears “one of the crown jewel franchises in football,” and said, “there are not a lot of them. The town, the history of the organization, the great players that have played here, the expectations in the building, it's important.” It was a longshot, at least in the...

Transcript of Bears GM Phil Emery's media session Thursday. Opening statement: “Very excited Kyle Long is a new member of the Chicago Bears. From what I understand it's the first guard we've taken since 1960 (in the first round). So a little bit of a change in that regards in where we took one. But, we're very excited about him. He's the type of athlete and player that we have targeted - fast, tough, dynamic athlete, a productive athlete. Obviously, he's traveled down an interesting road to get to the point where he's at in life, but we're very excited to welcome him to the Chicago Bears.” On if Long is a tackle or guard: “That's part of the reason why we are extremely excited to have him here, is his versatility.